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This is a list of African Americans, also known as Black Americans (for the outdated and unscientific racial term) or Afro-Americans.African Americans are an ethnic group consisting of citizens of the United States mainly descended from various West African and Central African peoples with possible minor additional ancestry from Europe or indigenous Americans and other regions of Africa.
Asante used five factors in establishing the list: "significance in the general progress of African-Americans toward full equality in the American social and political system" "self-sacrifice and a willingness to take great risks for the collective good" "unusual will and determination in the face of great danger and against the most stubborn odds"
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African-Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
100 Great Black Britons is a poll that was first undertaken in 2003 to vote for and celebrate the greatest Black Britons of all time. It was created in a campaign initiated by Patrick Vernon in response to a BBC search for 100 Greatest Britons, together with a television series (2002), which featured no Black Britons in the published listing. [1]
The History of the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM): The First Thirty (30) Years, 1969–1999. NAM. [12] Kenschaft, Patricia Clark (2005). Change is possible: Stories of women and minorities in mathematics. [212] Lang, Mozell P. Contributions of African American scientists and mathematicians. Harcourt School Publishers. [213]
This list of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) includes institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the Black American community. [1] [2]
United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009 "Medal of Honor recipients". Peacetime (1871–1898) Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017
List of African-American pioneers in desegregation of higher education; List of African-American sports firsts; List of African-American arts firsts; List of African-American United States Cabinet members; List of African-American U.S. state firsts; List of black Academy Award winners and nominees; List of black Golden Globe Award winners and ...